scumbag

noun

scum·​bag ˈskəm-ˌbag 

 also  -ˌbāg

slang

: a dirty or despicable person

Synonyms

• bastard
• beast
• bleeder [British]
• blighter [chiefly British]
• boor
• bounder
• bugger
• buzzard
• cad
• chuff
• churl
• clown
• creep
• cretin
• crud [slang]
• crumb [slang]
• cur
• dirtbag [slang]
• dog
• fink
• heel
• hound
• jerk
• joker
• louse
• lout
• pill
• rat
• rat fink
• reptile
• rotter
• schmuck [slang]
• scum
• scuzzball [slang]
• skunk
• sleaze
• sleazebag [slang]
• sleazeball [slang]
• slime
• slimeball [slang]
• slob
• snake
• so-and-so
• sod [chiefly British]
• stinkard
• stinker
• swine
• toad
• varmint
• vermin

Examples of scumbag in a Sentence

don't romanticize that con artist, as she's nothing more than a scumbag who cheats the most vulnerable

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the misogynistic scumbag Pradeep — who scares Phool away with his advances, rather than helping her — remains hell-bent on tracking Jaya down for nefarious reasons. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024

But Pip gets what’s coming to her: Max is a scumbag. —Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024

In these overwhelmingly heteronormative stories, creators explore the eternal question of why, exactly, (some) women are attracted to scumbags. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024

The idea that the President's kid is a scumbag is not surprising but this is another definition of political prosecution. —Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above